“The crash occurred in a field, some wooded area,” Kentucky State Police Trooper Sarah Burgess said at a news briefing. Andy Beshear had said earlier that fatalities were expected, adding that police and emergency officials were responding. The crash is under investigation. “Right now our focus is on the Soldiers and their families who were involved,” the statement added. The 101st Airborne confirmed the crash about 30 mile (48 kilometers) northwest of Fort Campbell. Nondice Thurman, a spokesperson for Fort Campbell, said Thursday morning that the deaths happened the previous night in southwestern Kentucky during a routine training mission.Ī statement from Fort Campbell says the two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed around 10 pm. Follow us on Image Source : WIKIPEDIA 9 dead in the crashĪccording to a news agency, nine soldiers were killed in a crash of two US Army Black Hawk helicopters during a routine training mission over Kentucky. Crew members were flying two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, operated by the 101st Airborne Division, when the aircraft crashed late on Wednesday over Kentucky's Trigg County, Fort Campbell's public affairs office said.
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